Oral History Interview with Donald Pumphrey, undertaken by Anna Bonnell-Freiden and Clem Wood at the Dumbarton Oaks Guest House (Fellows Building) on September 4, 2008. At Dumbarton Oaks, Don Pumphrey was a member of the Building and Security Staff (1975–1983), Assistant to the Superintendent of Buildings (1983–1988), Manager of Buildings (1988–1991), and Manager of Buildings and Security (1991 until his retirement in 2008).

Oral History Interview with Elizabeth Sgalitzer Ettinghausen, undertaken by Gudrun Bühl at the Dumbarton Oaks Guest House (Fellows Building) on September 22, 2009. At Dumbarton Oaks, Elizabeth Ettinghausen was a Junior Fellow of Byzantine Studies (1943–1945).

Oral History Interview with Irène J. Underwood (1913–2011), undertaken by Anna Bonnell-Freidin and Clem Wood, with Joe Mills as audio technician, on July 23, 2008, in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Mrs. Underwood was married to Paul Atkins Underwood (1902–1968). At Dumbarton Oaks, Paul Underwood was a Junior Fellow in Byzantine Studies (1943–1946), a resident Assistant Professor of Byzantine Art and Archaeology (1946–1951), Associate Professor of Byzantine Art and Archaeology (1951–1960), and Professor of Byzantine Art and Archaeology (1960–1968). Paul Underwood was the Field Director of the Byzantine Institute (1951–1961). Mrs. Underwood died in 2011.

In its Dumbarton Oaks debut, the Kontraband will be joined by Silk Road artists Johnny Gandelsman, violinist, and Kinan Azmeh, clarinetist, in performances of traditional and original works by Ljova and Azmeh.

Oral History Interview with Robin Sinclair Cormack, undertaken by Margaret Mullett, Rona Razon, and Günder Varinlioğlu at the Dumbarton Oaks Guest House (Fellows Building) on April 18, 2011. At Dumbarton Oaks, Robin Cormack was a Visiting Fellow (1972–1973) and a Visiting Scholar (2011) of Byzantine Studies.